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                      RREADING                FORM  8                    TERM 1                                                            A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A JILLAROO                  Erin’s Australian Adventure Blog                    Hi everyone! Well, here I am, in the Australian outback! It’s a big change from Sydney, but I’m really enjoying the peace and quiet  here, and the scenery is just amazing! It’s late now and the sun is slowly setting behind the mountains. I’m still dressed in my work clothes.                                                                                                              For two weeks, I’m what they call  a ‘Jillaroo’, which is a cowgirl in training. The young men training with me are called ‘Jackaroos’. There are twenty of us staying on the ranch. Every morning we wake up at sunrise to feed the ranch animals before we have breakfast. After that, we spend most of the morning with the hor-ses. For Jillaroos and Jackaroos, your horse is your best friend, so we learnt how to gain their trust. My horse’s name is Sheila. We’re not close friends yet, but we are making progress.                                                                                                                 Being a Jillaroo isn’t just about working with horses. In the evenings, we go trekking and learn how to set up campsites. Our instructor, Bill, is great. I love it when we gather around the campfire drinking tea.                                                                    Well, that’s all for now. Wish me luck on the ranch!                                                                    1. Read the text and complete the sentences.                                                                               1.Erin thinks the scenery is…………..                                                                                                      2. Erin stays on…………..                                                                                                                  3.The Jillaroos start work………….                                                                                                      4.Jillaroos and Jackaroos have to make their horses…………….                                                      5. Jillaroos also learn to……..                                                                                                             6. Erin’s favourite time is when they………                                                                                        2. Read again and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false)                                                        1.Life in the Australian outback is different from Sydney.        ……….                                    2.Jillaroos get up very early to feed the animals.               ……….                                          3.Sheila is Erin’s best friend.             ……….                                                                                   3.Read the blog again and answer the questions.                                                                     1.What are Jillaroos and Jackaroos?                                                                                              2.What do they learn on the ranch?                                                                                           3.Why do they have to spend a lot of time with their horses?                                                  4.Match the words in bold to their synonyms: build, difference, view, win, teacher, come together, fantastic.                                                                                                            5.Match the underlined words to their opposites: noise, worst, early, sunset, distant.                                                                                                                                                 6. Fill in: gain, big, sets, feed, set up.                                                                                          1.   ……. change                   2. the sun ……..                            3. to……..the animals                                                  4. to ……trust                      5. to ……campsites                      6. wish me ………